Good people,
Let your nostalgia in this thread be of a less attacking, more irenic nature, for lo! We are in Other Topics.
I split off the thread from about the point I felt the conversation became too serious (and too harsh) for this hot locale, because I don't want to frighten off the tourists. The new thread is in the urban jungle of Politics. If you don't have access to Politics and would like to have access, once you have completed a 40 day period of desert fasting, you must donate 10 gallons of blood, after which point you may PM Fr. George and ask him for access to the private fora. Applicants who include a dissertation on the wonders of Cleveland baseball will be moved to the top of the list.
By the powers vested in me through this fine website, I hereby unlock this thread. Thank you for choosing OC.net, and please come again!
-ZZ, Other Topics Mod
Dear Moderator,
When I left this thread this morning (6:30 am my time) it was more or less irenic in tone with some reference to the plight of Maria which I agreed with. I will never subscribe to a private fora, so please summarize why this decision was made.
I am now going to respond to a post that Asteriktos made, that is now hidden, but very important to me that I need to do so now.
Dear Asteriktos,
If you hadn't noticed, I have difficulties with expressing what I feel. My mind wanders based on my emotions so it is always difficult to center myself on the task at hand. I do not know how many times you posted in this thread, but your initial post clearly summarized what I feel. In regard to Orthonorm, he also pulled his punches against me. But more importantly, and perhaps to upset the apple cart, he pointed me towards the sacrificial aspect of being a Christian. He put into a few words why Quietmorning was my example that I should follow.